Swains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite in MD -- Campground & RV Camping

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Swains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite in MD

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1.8 mi from Travilah

Maps 161 ft

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FreeOpen year-roundStay limit: 1 days

(301) 739-4200

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No drinking waterPortable toiletsFirst come

Campground details

5 sites

Setting

Little privacy

Set at Mile 16.6, this site is one of the towpath hiker-biker campgrounds located every 5 to 7 miles. Overnight stays are limited to one night. Facilities consist of a chemical toilet, picnic table, grill, and water. The water is untreated and non-potable, requiring filtration, boiling, or chemical treatment before drinking or cooking. Water is shut off annually from mid-November to mid-April.

Getting there: More information is available at http://www.nps.gov/choh/.

  • Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 5-site campground with the nearest through road 0.3 miles off.
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 47–67°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 97 of 100.

Tree cover63%30m sat. est.
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